Unfortunately, we ended up getting COVID on the ship and in quarantine for 8 days. Oof! I had totally planned on writing up a trip report, but obviously the 'spark' for writing up our trip wasn't as strong as expected. Maybe enough time has passed that I'll do a mini-report soon.
As for Livorno and Lavender fields...we didn't get to do either. We were all still in quarantine in Livorno. In Marseille, my DD (8) and I were allowed off the ship, but my DW and DS (11) were still in quarantine. I debated taking my daughter to Aix and to see the lavender fields, but I didn't think she'd enjoy it as much. We decided to stay in town and take a boat to Château d'If, the island that served as the setting for the Count of Monte Cristo.